by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 9,057 people earned their degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies, making the major the 94th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 798 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 708 general multi-/interdisciplinary studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 47 colleges that offered a degree in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general multi-/interdisciplinary studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree individualized major students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Touro College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Touro College is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 171 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 47 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a medium-sized public school situated in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. It awarded 76 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Millersville University of Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Nyack is a small school located in Nyack, New York that handed out 15 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Nyack College
Mount Saint Mary College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mount Saint Mary is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newburgh, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Mount Saint Mary College
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Madison, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Geneva College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Geneva College
Georgian Court University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Lakewood, New Jersey, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Georgian Court University
York College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. York is a medium-sized school located in Jamaica, New York that handed out 31 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at York College
La Roche University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s individualized major students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at La Roche
Ramapo College of New Jersey landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ramapo College is a medium-sized school located in Mahwah, New Jersey that handed out 27 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ramapo College General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Lehigh University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Lehigh
Marist College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marist College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 28 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Marist College
With a ranking of #15, Manor College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Manor College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Manor College
Houghton College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Houghton College is located in Houghton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s individualized major degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Houghton College
Thiel College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Greenville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized school located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 29 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Bloomsburg
Hamilton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Hamilton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Hamilton
Mount Aloysius College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #20. Mount Aloysius College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Cresson, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mount Aloysius General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is a medium-sized school located in Teaneck, New Jersey that handed out 15 bachelors’s individualized major degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #22. Howard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Howard
Wilson College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wilson College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies at Wilson College
College of Mount Saint Vincent landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. College of Mount Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mount Saint Vincent General Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies Report
Pennsylvania College of Technology ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Individualized Major Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Williamsport, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s individualized major degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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